Zitan Painting Table with Humpback Stretcher
A waistless corner-leg painting table, Huazhuo, probably zitan, the rectangular top with standard mitred frame enclosing a flush floating panel, supported on legs joined by a high leg-encircling humpback stretcher and internal vertically curved braces at each corner, 29.72 in. high, 46.26 in. wide, 14.57 in. deep
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- Zitan Wood - Zitan is the most expensive, and since ancient times, has been considered the most precious of woods.
Zitan wood is the hardest and heaviest of all hardwoods. It is purplish-black to black in colour, and with a grain so dense it is virtually invisible.
Zitan can usually only be obtained in quite narrow strips and so it is rare to find large pieces of furniture made from this wood. True Chinese rosewood is a variety of zitan and is very rare.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Chinese furniture, tables
- Chinese furniture, timbers - zitan wood 34
- furniture, period or style - oriental 1,735
